Improvement in combined wash-benches and ironing-tables



W. I. LAKE.

COMBINED WASH-BENCH AND IRoNING-TABLE.

Patented Aug. 8,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. LAKE, OF OSWEGO, NEW YORK.

Specieatiou forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,892, dated August 8,1876; application tiled April 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. LAKE, of Oswego, in the county of Oswegoand State of New York, have invented a Combination Step-Ladder,Wash-Bench, and Ironing-Table, of which the following is a specication,reference being made to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof.

This invention is adapted, without change of parts, to be converted fromone of the above-named household appliances to another, and in eachcapacity is as well fitted for its particular use as though speciallymade therefor.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a side view of the inventionused as a stepladder. Fig. 2 is a similar view ofthe invention appliedas a wash-bench. Fig. 3 is a side view of the invention arranged as anironing-table. Fig. 4 is a plan of the saine.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts ot' the invention inthe diil'erent views.

A A A A are the main frames ot' the ladder, the parts A being hinged tothose A, as shown at a.. B B B B' are the back legs or supports of theladder, the portions B' B being hinged or pivoted to those B, as seen atb. The frames and supports A and B are The frames A A are provided withsteps d, and the back legs or supports B Bf, with rounds e, after theordinary construction of step ladders. The spreading of the ladder isprevented by the clasps ff. The parts A and B of the ladder are keptrigidly in place by the pins g.

Certain other features not belonging to the ladder are seen in thedrawing, Fig. 1, which features will be duly described in the following:

In order to convert the ladder into a washbench, the clasps ff' aredisconnected and the frames and back supports ot' the ladder spread ont.The four pins g are removed, and one of them is placed in each of theholes h, thus making a rigid connection between the parts A A A A and BB B' B. The parts A A and B B' are then turned down as legs for thewash-bench, and secured by the clasps ff', which lit over the pins h h.

The parts before referred to as not belonging to the ladder, and whichform no part of the wash-bench, but which are necessarily shown in Figs.1 and 2, are, when the invention is used asa wash-bench, underneath thebench, as shown in Fig. 2.

To change the wash-bench info an ironingtable, the legs are reversed andsecured by the clasps j' f', andthe bench is turned over.

The parts before referred to will now be described. The two leaves O Oof the ironing-table are connected by the links le, and at theirconnected ends are beveled, as shown, so that when the leaves arestraightened out a firm and close joint is made. The leaves are hingedto a support, l, a corresponding support, l', being seen at the otherend of the frame-work. The hooks m are detached, and the leavesseparated by loosening the hook o. The leaves are then extended. Bracesp are pivoted, as shown, to the leaf U, and adapted to enter theclamping-pieces p', and thus rigidly unite the two leaves. rI he leavesthus connected are then brought to ahorizontal position,the outer endresting upon the support l. The outer end can be lifted up to permit ot'the placing of skirts, Ste., upon the ironing-board.

The invention is simple, strong, and inexpensive, and is designed tosupply three Wants in one piece of furniture.

I claim as niy invention and wish to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States- 1. The hinged frames A A A A and hinged supports B B BB', having, respectively, steps d and rounds e, the said frames andsupports being provided with claspsff and connecting-pins, substantiallyas herein speciiied, and constituting the parts necessary to theformation ot' the ladder and washbench, as described.

2. In combination with the frames A A A' A and supports B B B B', hingedtogether and provided with steps and rounds, as specified, the jointedironiugtable O O and supports l l', substantially as herein described.

3. The leaves O C ofthe ironing-table, having beveled ends, combinedwith the linkconnections k, substantially as described.

4. The hinged leaves C G of the ironingtable, combined with the braces pand clamping-pieces p', substantially as herein specifled.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed Iny name this 11th dayof April, in the year of our Lord 1876.

WM. J. LAKE.

Witnesses:

F. J. STEAaNs, F. G. NEAL.

